Pace: Moderate with various stops to view the scenery. But it will be cold, which might just quicken our pace !

Terrain: Fairly undulating without any steep bits. Be prepared for possible mud.

Rail Ticket: Day return to Seer Green. Can use Oyster card to get to West Ruislip (Zone 6) and buy a single from Seer Green to the Zone 6 boundary.

Getting There: Either catch the 9.46 am Gerrards Cross service from London Marylebone station,stopping at West Ruislip 10.07 am (also calling at Wembley Stadium 9.55 am)

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Use the Central Line where West Ruislip is at the end of the line. This takes nearly 40 mins from Oxford Circus - tube trains run every 10 mins or so.

Getting Back: Aiming for the 4.06 pm service from Seer Green station to LondonMarylebone, arriving 4.39 pm. Hourly service !

Lunch: Either bring a packed lunch (always best to have some munchies as backup) or get a snack at a pub, where we'll stop for a drink and a warm up.

Route: Leaving West Ruislip station and the Metroland suburb, we'll follow the track into the countryside and up to New Year's Green. The tall hedgerows with several varieties are a far cry from when this area was scheduled for housing estates, only to be stopped back in the 1930's.

Other paths lead us into Bayhurst Wood, with radiant colours from the trees, picking up the Hillingdon Trail and across the fields to Harefield village. Downhill to the Grand Union Canal with sweeping views over the Colne valley, then following the border of Middlesex and Herts from Black Jack's Lock to Coppermill Lock, where the waters of the River Colne join the canal.

After traversing Pynesfield Lakes, its uphill through open fields to cross Old Shire Lane (and still marking the historic boundary between Herts and Bucks), picking up the South Bucks Way trail before downhill into Chalfont St Peter. Reckoned to be one of the largest villages in the country, this is often referred to as the "Gateway to the Chilterns" (maybe, even with festive lights...)

Back out into the countryside via Goldhill Common and Layter's Green, through the trees to the pretty village of Jordans, before ending at Seer Green station at dusk for the train back to London.

Thanks to all those who came along (12 of us in total) on this crisp cold walk in the winter sunshine. Excellent views over towards the Chilterns and the Colne valley with radiant colours of beech trees. And a tea stop at Jordans where we demolished their homemade cakes ! Altogether, a truly memorable walk ...

We're about:

CLOG (Central London Outdoor Group) is a friendly outdoor activity group for people living in and around London. We are happy to welcome anyone who enjoys walking and exploring our wonderful countryside

we are a membership organisation. Most people attending events will be paid-up members but there are often a couple of prospective members from Meetup also trying out the group

you’re welcome to attend up to three events for free. Most day walks and social events are free; you normally have to be a paid-up member to go on trips away

after that we ask that you pay the subscription and become a full member. Our modest membership subscription includes some food & drink at social events and pays for our running costs

new members get the first year half-price at a bargain £15 for the entire year which is just over £1 per month (normal annual membership is £30). You can join at http://www.membermojo.co.uk/clog

unlike many other Meetup groups, CLOG only has a single membership charge. Furthermore, given that there is inevitably at least one (usually more) walk each week, this makes it a much more cost-effective option as that's less than £1 per walk if you go on a walk every week or even every fortnight On the other hand, even if you only go on about 5 walks over a year, you will still get your money's worth back.

our members are of all ages, from all walks of life and of many different nationalities

we are a non-profit-making club which was founded in 1937. We originally organised walking weekends staying in cheap accommodation such as youth hostels. Today our trips stay in a variety of accommodation